PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT

Under the provisions of clause 2 (d) of Article 30 of the Constitution of Singapore, the following Members have been granted permission to be or to remain absent from sittings of Parliament (or any committee of Parliament to which they have been appointed) for the periods stated:-

Mr E. W. Barker (Tanglin), Minister for Law and National Development from 27th October to 11th November, 1969.

Mr Sim Boon Woo (Changi) - from 31st October to 14th November, and from 3rd to 13th December, 1969.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Labour from 8th to 11th November, 21st to 26th November, and from 15th to 20th December, 1969.

Inche Sha'ari Bin Tadin (Kampong Chai Chee), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture from 10th to 24th November, 1969.

Mr Chor Yeok Eng (Bukit Timah), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health - from 11th to 22nd November, 1969.

Prof. Wong Lin Ken (Alexandra) from 11th to 26th November, 1969.

Mr P. Coomaraswamy (Mr Speaker) on 17th November and 9th December, 1969.

Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat), Deputy Speaker from 19th to 29th November, 1969.

Mr N. Govindasamy (Telok Blangah) from 20th November to 6th December, 1969.

Mr Chua Sian Chin (MacPherson), Minister for Health - from 22nd November to 10th December, 1969.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) from 28th November to 15th December, 1969.

Mr Chan Chee Seng (Jalan Besar), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Affairs - from 3rd to 13th December, 1969.

Mr Teong Eng Siong (Sembawang) - from 3rd to 15th December, 1969.

Mr Phua Bah Lee (Tampines), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications -- from 3rd to 15th December, 1969.

Mr Tay Boon Too (Paya Lebar) from 4th to 20th December, 1969.

Inche A. Rahim Ishak (Siglap), Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 15th to 20th December, 1969.

Mr Ho Kah Leong (Jurong) from 17th to 24th December, 1969.

Mr Lim Soo Peng (Havelock) from 18th to 27th December, 1969.

Mr Yong Nyuk Lin (Geylang West), Minister for Communications -on 22nd and 23rd December, 1969.

Inche Mohd. Ariff Bin Suradi (Kampong Kembangan) from 20th January to 30th April, 1970.

(P. COOMARASWAMY) Speaker, Parliament of Singapore